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Members of Congress, Senior Staff Association of
Nigerian Universities, FUOYE Chapter, recently played host to the South/West
National Vice Chairman of the union, Comrade Alfred Jimoh, at the University
auditorium.The brief meeting came on the premise that the
Pro-term management team of the body at FUOYE should be strengthened owing to
the loss of two of its Exco members in a tragic car crash last year. Comrade Jimoh stated that he had come to officially
commiserate with the entire congress over the loss of the departed executive
members who died while on active service. He called for a minute of silence to
be observed for the late comrades. He equally pleaded with members not to cast
aspersion on him for not showing up ever since their demise adding that he had
engagements at the national level which unavoidably constrained him.

He advised congress to reach a consensus to adopt
two members into the management team to fill the vacuum created by the exit of the former comrades and consequently
re-shuffled the five-member EXCO. This would help ease off the heavy burden of
responsibilities that were to be discharged by these officials, he said.When asked about the time proper general
elections would be conducted in the institution, Comrade Jimoh appealed to congress
to exercise little patience pending when there is an official approval of the
new constitution by the National Executive Council of SSANU. This according to
him would serve as guide to elections. He further disclosed that union bodies
at their respective branch levels could have a bye-law governing its operations
which, however, must be in tandem with the constitution to avoid making
obnoxious laws that may contravene the provisions of the law as contained
therein.

A member of congress submitted that an
incontestable slot be given to the bursary department of the university to
nominate a replacement for the post of SSANU Chairman when the general election
takes place. Responding, Comrade Jimoh charged the EXCOS to be proactive and
diplomatic in dealing with contentious issues and urged them to always ensure
they discharged duties according to their conscience.

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